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The 27 most-read black metal artists based in Norway, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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27 artists are tagged black metal in Norway. The biggest move was King ov Hell, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Gaahlambient, black metal | 7,911 | 0 |
02 | Sven Erik Kristiansenblack metal, doom metal | 4,249 | 0 |
03 | Infernusblack metal | 3,791 | 0 |
04 | King ov Hellblack metal | 3,194 | +3 |
05 | Satyrblack metal, folk metal | 2,612 | -1 |
06 | Blasphemerblack metal | 2,403 | -1 |
07 | Zyklon‐Bblack metal | 1,873 | -1 |
08 | Tjodalvblack metal, heavy metal | 1,166 | +1 |
09 | Stian Hindersonblack metal | 1,125 | +3 |
10 | Manheimblack metal, noise | 942 | 0 |
11 | Pestblack metal | 929 | -3 |
12 | Apollyonblack metal, thrash metal | 797 | -1 |
13 | Trond Bråthenblack metal | 572 | 0 |
14 | Herbrand Larsenblack metal | 491 | +3 |
15 | Tormentorblack metal | 448 | -1 |
16 | Peccatumavant-garde metal, avant-garde | 420 | -1 |
17 | Myrkskogblack metal, brutal death metal | 326 | +1 |
18 | Gaahlskaggblack metal | 309 | +2 |
19 | Asgeir Mickelsonblack metal, progressive metal | 274 | 0 |
20 | Forgotten Woodsblack metal | 269 | -4 |
21 | Ram-Zetblack metal, avant-garde metal | 179 | +1 |
22 | Lars Eikindblack metal | 148 | -1 |
23 | Myrkgravblack metal, folk metal | 130 | 0 |
24 | Sturmgeistblack metal, experimental | 110 | +1 |
25 | Jon Øyvind Andersenblack metal | 90 | -1 |
26 | Slaviablack metal | 66 | 0 |
27 | Grimfistblack metal | 45 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.